أَمْثَالٌ 19
| ٱلْفَقِيرُ ٱلسَّالِكُ بِكَمَالِهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُلْتَوِي ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَاهِلٌ. | ١ 1 |
Better is the poor man who walketh in his integrity, Than he who is of false lips and a fool.
| أَيْضًا كَوْنُ ٱلنَّفْسِ بِلَا مَعْرِفَةٍ لَيْسَ حَسَنًا، وَٱلْمُسْتَعْجِلُ بِرِجْلَيْهِ يُخْطِئُ. | ٢ 2 |
Moreover, that the soul be without knowledge is not good, And he that hasteth with is feet stumbleth.
| حَمَاقَةُ ٱلرَّجُلِ تُعَوِّجُ طَرِيقَهُ، وَعَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ يَحْنَقُ قَلْبُهُ. | ٣ 3 |
The folly of man destroyeth his way, And then his heart fretteth against the LORD.
| اَلْغِنَى يُكْثِرُ ٱلْأَصْحَابَ، وَٱلْفَقِيرُ مُنْفَصِلٌ عَنْ قَرِيبِهِ. | ٤ 4 |
Wealth maketh many friends; But the poor is separated from his neighbor.
| شَاهِدُ ٱلزُّورِ لَا يَتَبَرَّأُ، وَٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ لَا يَنْجُو. | ٥ 5 |
A false witness shall not be unpunished, And he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
| كَثِيرُونَ يَسْتَعْطِفُونَ وَجْهَ ٱلشَّرِيفِ، وَكُلٌّ صَاحِبٌ لِذِي ٱلْعَطَايَا. | ٦ 6 |
Many are they who caress the noble, And every one is the friend of him who giveth gifts.
| كُلُّ إِخْوَةِ ٱلْفَقِيرِ يُبْغِضُونَهُ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ يَبْتَعِدُونَ عَنْهُ! مَنْ يَتْبَعُ أَقْوَالًا فَهِيَ لَهُ. | ٧ 7 |
All the brethren of the poor man hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He runneth after their words, —they are gone!
| اَلْمُقْتَنِي ٱلْحِكْمَةَ يُحِبُّ نَفْسَهُ. ٱلْحَافِظُ ٱلْفَهْمِ يَجِدُ خَيْرًا. | ٨ 8 |
He that getteth wisdom loveth himself; He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
| شَاهِدُ ٱلزُّورِ لَا يَتَبَرَّأُ، وَٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ يَهْلِكُ. | ٩ 9 |
A false witness shall not be unpunished, And he that speaketh lies shall perish.
| اَلتَّنَعُّمُ لَا يَلِيقُ بِٱلْجَاهِلِ. كَمْ بِٱلْأَوْلَى لَا يَلِيقُ بِٱلْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَى ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ! | ١٠ 10 |
Luxury is not seemly for a fool; Much less should a servant have rule over princes.
| تَعَقُّلُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يُبْطِئُ غَضَبَهُ، وَفَخْرُهُ ٱلصَّفْحُ عَنْ مَعْصِيَةٍ. | ١١ 11 |
A man of understanding is slow to anger; Yea, it is his glory to pass over an offence.
| كَزَمْجَرَةِ ٱلْأَسَدِ حَنَقُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَكَالطَّلِّ عَلَى ٱلْعُشْبِ رِضْوَانُهُ. | ١٢ 12 |
The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; But his favor, like dew upon the grass.
| اَلِٱبْنُ ٱلْجَاهِلُ مُصِيبَةٌ عَلَى أَبِيهِ، وَمُخَاصَمَاتُ ٱلزَّوْجَةِ كَٱلْوَكْفِ ٱلْمُتَتَابِعِ. | ١٣ 13 |
A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
| اَلْبَيْتُ وَٱلثَّرْوَةُ مِيرَاثٌ مِنَ ٱلْآبَاءِ، أَمَّا ٱلزَّوْجَةُ ٱلْمُتَعَقِّلَةُ فَمِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ. | ١٤ 14 |
Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from the LORD.
| اَلْكَسَلُ يُلْقِي فِي ٱلسُّبَاتِ، وَٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُتَرَاخِيَةُ تَجُوعُ. | ١٥ 15 |
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, And the idle person shall suffer hunger.
| حَافِظُ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ حَافِظٌ نَفْسَهُ، وَٱلْمُتَهَاوِنُ بِطُرُقِهِ يَمُوتُ. | ١٦ 16 |
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his life; But he that neglecteth his ways shall die.
| مَنْ يَرْحَمُ ٱلْفَقِيرَ يُقْرِضُ ٱلرَّبَّ، وَعَنْ مَعْرُوفِهِ يُجَازِيهِ. | ١٧ 17 |
He who hath pity on the poor lendeth to the LORD, And that which he giveth will he repay him.
| أَدِّبِ ٱبْنَكَ لِأَنَّ فِيهِ رَجَاءً، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى إِمَاتَتِهِ لَا تَحْمِلْ نَفْسَكَ. | ١٨ 18 |
Chasten thy son because there is hope, But let not thy soul desire to slay him.
| اَلشَّدِيدُ ٱلْغَضَبِ يَحْمِلُ عُقُوبَةً، لِأَنَّكَ إِذَا نَجَّيْتَهُ فَبَعْدُ تُعِيدُ. | ١٩ 19 |
A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if thou deliver him, yet must thou do it again.
| اِسْمَعِ ٱلْمَشُورَةَ وَٱقْبَلِ ٱلتَّأْدِيبَ، لِكَيْ تَكُونَ حَكِيمًا فِي آخِرَتِكَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That thou mayst be wise in thy latter years.
| فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ أَفْكَارٌ كَثِيرَةٌ، لَكِنْ مَشُورَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ هِيَ تَثْبُتُ. | ٢١ 21 |
Many are the devices in the heart of a man; But the purpose of the LORD, that shall stand.
| زِينَةُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مَعْرُوفَهُ، وَٱلْفَقِيرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْكَذُوبِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
The charm of a man is his kindness; And better is a poor man than a liar.
| مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ لِلْحَيَاةِ. يَبِيتُ شَبْعَانَ لَا يَتَعَهَّدُهُ شَرٌّ. | ٢٣ 23 |
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life, And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
| اَلْكَسْلَانُ يُخْفِي يَدَهُ فِي ٱلصَّحْفَةِ، وَأَيْضًا إِلَى فَمِهِ لَا يَرُدُّهَا. | ٢٤ 24 |
The slothful man dippeth his hand into the dish: He doth not bring it back even to his mouth.
| اِضْرِبِ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئَ فَيَتَذَكَّى ٱلْأَحْمَقُ، وَوَبِّخْ فَهِيمًا فَيَفْهَمَ مَعْرِفَةً. | ٢٥ 25 |
Strike the scoffer, and the simple will become prudent; Reprove a man of understanding, and he will discern knowledge.
| ٱلْمُخَرِّبُ أَبَاهُ وَٱلطَّارِدُ أُمَّهُ هُوَ ٱبْنٌ مُخْزٍ وَمُخْجِلٌ. | ٢٦ 26 |
The son that causeth shame and disgrace doeth violence to his father, And chaseth away his mother.
| كُفَّ يَا ٱبْنِي عَنِ ٱسْتِمَاعِ ٱلتَّعْلِيمِ لِلضَّلَالَةِ عَنْ كَلَامِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
Cease, my son, to listen to the instruction That causeth thee to wander from the words of knowledge!
| اَلشَّاهِدُ ٱللَّئِيمُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِٱلْحَقِّ، وَفَمُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ يَبْلَعُ ٱلْإِثْمَ. | ٢٨ 28 |
A worthless witness scoffeth at justice, And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
| اَلْقِصَاصُ مُعَدٌّ لِلْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ، وَٱلضَّرْبُ لِظَهْرِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. | ٢٩ 29 |
Punishments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
